alarm n. 1.驚慌,恐慌。 2.警報(bào),急報(bào)。 3.警報(bào)器,警鈴。 The fire caused much alarm. 火災(zāi)引起很大恐慌。 a fire alarm 火警。 a false alarm 虛驚一場(chǎng)。 give the alarm = raise an alarm 發(fā)警報(bào),向…告急。 in alarm 驚慌;擔(dān)心。 sound the alarm 響警報(bào),吹警號(hào)[笛]。 take (the) alarm at 對(duì)…感到吃驚。 vt. 1.向…告急,向…報(bào)警,警戒。 2.嚇,驚動(dòng);使放心不下。 Don't alarm yourself. 不要驚慌。 be alarmed at (the news) 被(那消息)嚇一跳。 be alarmed for (the safety of ...) 放心不下,擔(dān)心(…的安全)。
The 42 - year - old man activated the burglary alarm and a report was made to police 該名四十二歲男職員觸動(dòng)警鐘,其后警方接獲報(bào)案。
Schools are advised to strengthen fence on the perimeter of schools , window guards , doors and locks of rooms where valuable properties are kept and to install burglary alarm systems 在預(yù)防方面,學(xué)校除了需要改善外圍圍網(wǎng)、窗花、擺放貴重器材房間的門(mén)鎖等防盜設(shè)施外,亦要裝設(shè)防盜警報(bào)系統(tǒng)。